Introduced

SB 1198 - This act makes it illegal to set any fire in an area that has been proclaimed, by executive order, to be in extraordinary danger from fire. Anyone violating the provisions of the act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. The act also allows in a separate cause of action, political subdivisions to seek recovery of reasonable costs incurred when fighting any fire set by an individual violating the provisions of the act.

MEGAN WORD


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